WASHINGTON • Public health officials grappling with record-high syphilis rates around the nation have pinpointed what appears to be a major risk factor: drug use. "Two major public health issues are ...

This 1966 microscope photo made available by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention shows a tissue sample with the presence of numerous, corkscrew-shaped, darkly-stained, Treponema pallidum ...

A one-dose treatment plan could help with ongoing drug shortages and limit the development of antibiotic resistance THURSDAY, Sept. 4, 2025 (HealthDay News) — A single dose of penicillin works just as ...

The San Francisco Department of Public Health is requesting that prescribing the most common treatment for syphilis be prioritized for groups at the highest risk of adverse outcomes from infection, ...

As communicable disease bureau chief at the New Mexico Department of Health, Gans is responsible for tracking and responding to conditions spreading in the state’s population. But syphilis poses a ...

American pharmaceutical companies exploit poor and ignorant in Third World. Aug. 30, 2011— -- A commission set up last year by President Barack Obama has revealed that 83 Guatemalans died in U.S.

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Evidence remains consistent with past research supporting syphilis screening in pregnant people, the USPSTF said ...

A 15-year study of nearly 60,000 births shows that congenital syphilis and other STIs continue to endanger babies, as healthcare barriers in remote Australia undermine otherwise effective screening ...

A shorter run of penicillin treatment can clear up syphilis, clinical trial results show One dose of benzathine penicillin G worked as well as the usual three-dose regimen to treat early syphilis A ...